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Current approved general operating plan gives long-term perspective
STORAG ETZEL GmbH, as the contractor responsible under mining law, is obliged to regularly submit an outline operating plan on intended projects in the operation of the Etzel cavern facility. The new, optional general operating plan application, which maps STORAG ETZEL's operations at the Etzel site for a longer period of time for the 99 cavern sites already approved, was submitted on schedule to the State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG) in January 2019. Components of the application included the subsidence forecast from 2016, the impact analysis from 2018 based on this and commissioned by STORAG ETZEL, and a concept for the safe storage of caverns after the end of cavern operation in the future in accordance with the current state of the art.
Public was involved
The LBEG, as the supervisory authority, involved the technical authorities, publicly responsible bodies and affected associations and institutions. In the course of the approval procedure, the public was continuously informed by LBEG and STORAG ETZEL.
Approval in January 2020
In January 2020, the LBEG approved the submitted optional general operating plan, as it met all legal requirements. All expert opinions and documents submitted by STORAG ETZEL were comprehensively reviewed.
The planned technical expansion and conversion measures (recompletion) on oil and gas caverns are now bindingly regulated via ancillary provisions. The approval of the general operating plan is limited until January 31, 2070 and applies to a maximum of 99 caverns.
STORAG ETZEL is partner of the local fire brigade
![[Translate to English:] Plakette "Partner der Feuerwehr"](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/e/csm_Plakette_Partner_der_Feuerwehr_2024_57a0360b53.jpg)
In 2024, we were one of 23 companies in Lower Saxony to be honoured with the ‘Partner of the Fire Service’ award for our special commitment to the volunteer fire service.
For STORAG ETZEL GmbH, the state award is a great honour and the result of many years of cooperation and partnership with the site partners - the operators of the gas operating plants - the municipality of Friedeburg and the comrades of the Friedeburg volunteer fire brigades.
Helfried Goetz, Mayor of the municipality of Friedeburg, praised the site partners for their cooperation in fire protection:
‘For example, it is unusual that there is a contract under private law for this with all site partners such as Etzel Gas-Lager (EGL), Etzel-Kavernenbetriebsgesellschaft (EKB), ESE-Erdgasspeicher Etzel (ESE), Friedeburger Speicherbetriebsgesellschaft (FSG) ‘Crystal’ and STORAG ETZEL. This is not only the basis for the mutual performance obligations, but also a sign of mutual appreciation and trust. [...] I am therefore delighted that the special bond between the site partners and the volunteer fire brigades of the municipality of Friedeburg has been recognised with this award.’